Sendmail 8.12.0 through 8.12.6 truncates log messages longer than 100 characters, which…
Priority LOW 31CWE-20Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · Partial · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Sendmail 8.12.0 through 8.12.6 truncates log messages longer than 100 characters, which allows remote attackers to prevent the IP address from being logged via a long IDENT response.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01173 67th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 7
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8.12.0 | Vulnerable | Sendmail |
| cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.12.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8.12.1 | Vulnerable | Sendmail |
| cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.12.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8.12.2 | Vulnerable | Sendmail |
| cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.12.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8.12.3 | Vulnerable | Sendmail |
| cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.12.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8.12.4 | Vulnerable | Sendmail |
| cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.12.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8.12.5 | Vulnerable | Sendmail |
| cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.12.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8.12.6 | Vulnerable | Sendmail |
- cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.12.0 Vulnerable ·Sendmail
- cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.12.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.12.1 Vulnerable ·Sendmail
- cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.12.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.12.2 Vulnerable ·Sendmail
- cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.12.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.12.3 Vulnerable ·Sendmail
- cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.12.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.12.4 Vulnerable ·Sendmail
- cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.12.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.12.5 Vulnerable ·Sendmail
- cpe:2.3:a:sendmail:sendmail:8.12.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.12.6 Vulnerable ·Sendmail
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2002-2423
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-r7jw-vqfm-vw8w
References
More Sendmail vulnerabilities
- TI-2002-01263 Buffer overflow in Sendmail 5.79 to 8.12.7 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2003-00642 The prescan function in Sendmail 8.12.9 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2003-00154 The prescan() function in the address parser (parseaddr.c) in Sendmail before 8.12.9 does… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2006-00053 Signal handler race condition in Sendmail 8.13.x before 8.13.6 allows remote attackers to… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.6
- TI-2003-00632 A "potential buffer overflow in ruleset parsing" for Sendmail 8.12.9, when using the… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2006-04282 Use-after-free vulnerability in Sendmail before 8.13.8 allows remote attackers to cause a… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2002-2423 · CVE Program
- CVE-2002-2423 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-r7jw-vqfm-vw8w · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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